Safety toe cap



July 9, 1935. A, RANAURO SAFETY TOE CAP Original Filed Nov. 22, 1932Patented July 9, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAFETY TOE CAPApplication November 22, 1932, Serial No. 643,901

Renewed January 18, 1935 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inprotectors particularly for miners shoes and boots and has for itsprimary object to provide, in a manner .as hereinafter set forth,a'device of this character which is adapted to be expeditiously mountedon the forward portion of a shoe or boot in a manner to thoroughlyprotect the toe portion and the forward end portion of the sole, thusmaterially prolonging the life of the shoe or boot.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a protector of theaforementioned character which will be simple in construction, strong.durable; highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight,attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured. at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a shoe, showing aprotector in accordance with the present invention mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is a view in bottom plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through theprotector.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the protector constituting the present invention which hasbeen illustrated is stamped or formed from a single piece of suitableresilient metal and comprises an arcuate upper portion I which is formedto conform to the toe portion 2 of the shoe upper. The-lower portion ofthe protector is formed to provide a channel 3 which accommodates theforward end portion of the sole 4 of the shoe.

At its bottom, the protector terminates in an inturned flange 5extending beneath the sole of the shoe. The flange 5 is provided withspaced openings 6 for the passage of securing elements I through themedium of which the protector is firmly secured in position on the shoe.

The outer side of the protector is of greater length than the inner sidethereof for providing maximum protection, as illustrated to advantage inFigures 2 and 3 of the drawing. The formation of the protector is suchthat the same will fit snugly on a shoe, said protector possessingsufficient resiliency to compensate for slight variations in the shoesof substantially the same size and assuring a proper fit. Of course,various sizes of protectors will be provided for different sizes ofshoes.

It is believed that the many advantages of a shoe protector constructedin accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, andalthough the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arr-angement of parts may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:

A shoe and toe protector formed from a single 20 piece of metal andincluding a substantially U- shaped bottom flange havingperforationstherein for receiving fastening means for attaching the flange to thelower face of the shoe sole, said flange having its inner limb of lesslength than its outer limb, an upstanding vertically arranged partconnected with the outer edge of the flange for engaging portions of theedge or the sole, said vertical part having its ends flush with the endsof the flange, the upper edge of said vertical part extending slightlyinwardly to engage part of the upper edge portion of the upper face ofthe sole, and a covering part curving upwardly and inwardly from saidinwardly extending part, the upper edge of said covering part being ofsubstantially U-shape with its inner limb shorter than the outer limband the lower portion of the ends of said covering part beingsubstantially straight and flush with the ends of the flange andvertical part, with the up- 40 per corners curving from said straightends and merging into the ends of the upper edge of the covering part,said upper edge being plain and free of projections, whereby theprotector will protect the toepart of a shoe and also protect the toesof the wearer and the plain U-shaped upper edge of the covering partwill permit the wearer to bend his foot at the toes.

ARMANDO RANAURO.

